Sprint Center sets NCAA Tournament open practice times
Sprint Center officials said the doors will open at 11 a.m. Anyone wanting to watch the practices will need to get a free ticket from Sprint Center Box ...
View ArticleSmall fire reported at Van Horn High School
The fire was reported just after 9 a.m. The school is located in the 1100 block of Arlington Road. School officials said a hotplate caught fire in a classroom. No one was hurt. Students and staff were...
View ArticleManhunt for killer of victim with Missouri ties
MONUMENT, Co (KUSA) - Department of Corrections Executive Director Tom Clements has been murdered in his Monument home. Authorities say Clements was shot in the chest when he answered the door of his...
View ArticleHouse OKs government funding bill
The House of Representatives approved legislation Thursday funding the government through the end of September and avoiding a partial federal shutdown, while also softening the blow of forced spending...
View ArticleNo room for bullying gangs on the bus
OLATHE, Kan. - A school bus company is doing its part to put the brakes on bullying and gang violence on school buses. First Student developed a new campaign called, "See Something! Do Something!" It's...
View ArticleCordishs apartment projects take baby steps
This is an artists rendering of the proposed 23-story, 250-unit residential tower at 13th and Walnut streets. A pair of downtown residential developments moved a "baby step" closer to fruition on...
View ArticleNative American Lawmaker To Anti-Immigrant Kansas Official ‘When You Mention...
Left: Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach (R). Right: State Rep. Ponka-We Victors (D). A Native American state representative in Kansas rebuked Secretary of State Kris Kobach, a leader in the...
View ArticleKansas City rescue crews searching Missouri River for two people who jumped...
The man who allegedly disrupted Kansas City Mayor Sly James State of the City speech on Tuesday was charged Wednesday with two misdemeanors. Meanwhile, an apology posted on YouTube purports to be from...
View ArticleKansas City lands key U.S. World Cup qualifier
Man charged in incident during mayors speech The man who allegedly disrupted Kansas City Mayor Sly James State of the City speech on Tuesday was charged Wednesday with two misdemeanors. Meanwhile, an...
View ArticleChiefs T Branden Albert Signs Franchise Tender
has signed his franchise tender. Albert has played in 73 games (71 starts) in five seasons with the Chiefs. He's helped create paths for Chiefs running backs, ...
View ArticleAuthorities ID man in burned partially submerged car
Investigators said George Wood, 27, of Belton, was found dead in a car at the Bittern Bottoms Conservation Area. The sheriff's office said there is no sign of foul play. The exact cause of death has...
View ArticleCongress avoids shutdown turns to 2014
Lawmakers in the House of Representatives approved legislation Thursday funding the government through the end of September and avoiding a partial federal shutdown, while also softening the blow of $85...
View ArticleWater rescue moves to other KC bridges
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Authorities in Kansas City, Mo., have moved from the Bond Bridge on Interstate 35 downstream to two other bridges as they look for two people who apparently jumped into the Missouri...
View ArticleMissouri officials search cold river for 2 people
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -; Fire Department rescue crews are searching the frigid Missouri River near downtown Kansas City after a witness reported seeing at least two people jump off a highway bridge into the...
View ArticleAs Twitter turns 7 we collect your first tweets
With Twitter celebrating the seventh anniversary of its co-founders first Tweet on Thursday, we decided to scroll through cobwebs of our posts and find the Kansas City Business Journals inaugural...
View ArticleKC Feds George again dissents on interest rate quantitative easing
Esther George Esther George was the sole dissenting vote when the Federal Open Market Committee decided to keep a key interest rate at or near zero and continue buying $40 billion a month in...
View ArticleNumerous wrecks reported as snow falls on KC
With a potentially major winter storm set to strike the Kansas City metro this weekend, we've got the free resources you can sign up for now so you'll be prepared when the big snow starts to ...
View ArticleWater search ends for 2 people near Bond Bridge
Rescue crews were called to the bridge at 11:35 a.m. after people called 911 and reported that a man and woman parked a truck on the bridge, got out, climbed over the railing and jumped. Authorities...
View ArticleProtester who interrupted mayor not running for office yet
He told radio station KMBZ Wednesday that he intended to run. KMBC's Micheal Mahoney reported that Black's non-announcement even caught close supporters off guard. Black held a brief news conference...
View ArticleA call to arms for a common sense gun law
The loquacious vice president and the outspoken New York mayor on Thursday touted the "importance of passing common sense legislation to reduce gun violence," including the need for a stiff background...
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